Witton Robert, Smith Wendy
1Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Peninsula Dental School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
BDJ Open. 2019 Mar 21;5:3. doi: 10.1038/s41405-019-0013-0. eCollection 2019.
To present a service evaluation of the "Open Wide and Step Inside" oral health programme delivered in Plymouth, UK.
To develop an oral health programme supporting Key Stage One of the National Curriculum for delivery to children aged 4-6 years in targeted schools.
The programme was designed and developed in partnership with stakeholders from a range of sectors using a community engagement approach. The programme has been delivered in schools in targeted areas of the city since 2014/15. Outcome (participation of schools and children) and process evaluations were carried out using a range of methods to collect feedback from children, teachers and parents.
School adoption and engagement in the programme has been high exceeding the targets set for implementation. So far over 4000 children have participated in the programme and schools have welcomed support in delivering oral health as part of the national curriculum.
A community engagement approach can be highly valuable in developing oral health programmes that meet community needs through collaborative design and a participatory approach.
对在英国普利茅斯实施的“张大嘴巴,走进来”口腔健康项目进行服务评估。
制定一项口腔健康项目,以支持国家课程关键阶段一,面向目标学校中4至6岁的儿童。
该项目与来自多个部门的利益相关者合作设计和开发,采用社区参与的方法。自2014/15学年起,该项目已在该市的目标地区学校开展。通过一系列方法进行结果(学校和儿童的参与情况)和过程评估,以收集儿童、教师和家长的反馈。
学校对该项目的采用和参与度很高,超过了实施设定的目标。到目前为止,已有4000多名儿童参与了该项目,学校对将口腔健康作为国家课程的一部分提供支持表示欢迎。
通过协作设计和参与式方法,社区参与方法在制定满足社区需求的口腔健康项目方面具有很高的价值。